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MAGHINE FOR PRESSING AND FINISHING TEXTILE FABRICS.

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I I J. MILLER. MACHINE FOR PRBSSING AND FINISHING TEXTILE FABRICS.

N0. 504,228,. Patented AugLZQ, 1893.

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J. MILLER.

MACHINE FOR PRESSING AND FINISHING' TEXTILE FABRICS.

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MACHINE FOR PREYSSING AND FINISHING TEXTILE FABRICS.

No.1 504,228. Patented Au 29, 1893.

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No. 504,228. I Patented Aug. 29,1893.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN MILLER, E MANNINGHAM, ENGLAND.

MACHINE FOR PRESSING AND FINISHING TEXTILE FABRICS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters latent No. 504,228, dated August 29, 1893.

Application filed November 26, 1890. Serial No. 372,717. (No model.) Patented in England November 23, 1889, No. 18,790.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN MILLER, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, residing at Manningham, near Bradford, in the county of York, England, have invented new and useful Improvements in Machines for Pressing and Finishing Textile Fabrics, (for which I have obtained patent in Great Britain, No. 18,790, dated November 23, 1889,) of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to further improve cylindrical pressing machines for finishing and pressing textile fabrics, and to give a fixed and permanent finish or luster to the fabrics, both in the undyed, and in the dyed,

printed, or other condition.

In the drawings-Figure 1 shows in front elevation the front part of a machine embodying my invention. Fig. 2 shows in front elevation the back part of said machine. Fig.

2 is a detail plan of the folding mechanism.

Fig. 3 is an end view of the part of the machine represented in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is an end view of that part of the machine shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 1 is a plan view of the reversible expander-roller, showing the side of the same in that form which is adapted for two pieces in breadth. Fig. 1 isa plan view of the reversible expander-roller showing the form adapted to one piece. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the list-roller and the guide rollers.

I employon a suitable framework A, a suitable number of guide or tension rollers B,

over which the cloth X passes, the lists of 5 which then enter between breadthening or list-rollers O of which there are two arranged one above the other and both rotating nearly in surface contact, in the frame A. These rollers C, are milled or corrugated as at O, at

each end so as to firmly grasp the cloth at each side as it passes between them, preventing any wrinkling which might occur by reason of the tendency of the cloth to buckle under the tension to which it is subject, and

5 guiding and presenting the cloth evenly to the expander roll 0'. This expander roll 1s upon one side, fluted diagonally in opposite directions from its center, as in Fig. 1 to adapt it to expand cloth of one piece in breadth, and upon the other side as shown 1n Fig. 1 is fluted in alternately opposite directions from end to end to adapt it for expanding cloth two pieces in breadth as will be readily understood. The rolleris reversible or adj ustable to present either of its operative sides by 5 5 means of a worm C mounted upon its shaft Which engages a worm gear 0 operated by a hand wheel 0 as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1 The cloth then passes between a cylinder D and concave D one or both of which are heated by steam which passes into the cylinder D through the hollow shaft or stud D upon which it revolves and which passes into the concave D' through the inlet port D all as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The steam may be supplied from any known source through a suitable pipe orconduit (not shown) which will convey the steam to the hollow shaft or stud D and to the inlet port D The cloth then passes over and under other tension rollers B to a steamer E, which is preferably semi-circular and provided with a diaphragm E arranged above the steam inlet E and perforated to permit the passage of steam, said diaphragm serving to prevent any excess of moisture or drops of water from being thrown upon the cloth. On the top of this steamer are loose sliding plates F, so as to regulate the steaming space, according to the width of the fabric being operated upon.

Similar steamers may be placed before each cylinder and refrigerator. The cloth then passes under and over suitable tension rollers B, over a second reversible expander 0 in all respects like the expander O to and between a second cylinder G, and concave G, which are in all respects similar to the cylinder and concave D, D hereinbefore described and heated also in a manner like said cylinder and concave D, D by steam whose entrance is through the hollow shaft or stud Gr and'inlet port G after which it passes to a refrigerator H, by preference of a cylindrical form, within a suitable frame or covering H, which cylinder is refrigerated on the Arktos 5 principle. This name denotes a method of refrigeration, without the employment of special mechanical means, by the evaporation of liquid, anhydrous ammonia, said method, to-

gether with one form of apparatus suitable 10o for the practice thereof, being explained in a report published in England upon the 14th day of June, 1889, by Sir Frederick Bra'mwell, D. G. L., F. R. 8., M. I. C. E., and Professor James Dewar, F. R. S., No. 5 Great George Street, Westminster, S. W. Upon the upper part of said cylinder is an endless creeper or sheet J of felt or other suitable material, be tween which and the cylinder the cloth passes. This creeper has preferably four tension rollers J, over which it travels, the two top ones being connected to nuts J upon a right and left hand screwed spindle J having at one end a pinion J 6 meshing with a pinion J upon the stem of a hand wheel J (asshown in dotted lines, Fig. 2). By turning the handwheel -J 5 the shaft J 3 and the tension rollers J connected thereto are adjusted so .as to regulate thetension as required. The cloth then passes over a suitable drawing orlap roller K and falls upon a, table K, upon which it is folded. The mechanism for fold ing the cloth upon this table is shown in Fig .2, and in detail in Fig. 2, and consists of links K pivoted at oneend to the frame A, andhaving their other ends connected by a rod K to which is secured one end of a pitman K theother end of which isattached to a pulleyK 2, and will be readily understood, or it may be rolled upon a beaming roller K rotated by contact with lap roller K. As thecloth.

passes over the-guide or tension rollers B at v the entrance to the machine it is preferably,

brushedupon its face by means of a brush M mounted in bearings which are adjustable by 'means of a screwed spindle M ,and hand wheel M within a suitable bracket M attached to the frame of the machine. This brush M is fixed within a suitable fluff box N, with -hinged cover or lid N. Within this fiufif box is placed an exhaust or spiral brushN for drawing out the fluif. This brush has essentially the function of a fan, as it produces a current by which the fluff 'caused by brushing the goods, is driven into any suitable receiver. Placed below or in any other desirable position is a second brush N similar to the one before described, this brush acting upon the back of the cloth.

To give the requisite pressure suitable for any class of fabric, I employ within each of the brackets or frames A carrying the cylin ders D and G a strong spiral spring P, to give an equal pressure upon the cylinders at both 1 ends. Above this spring is a sliding block P, upon a screwed spindle P this spindle being operated (therebydepressin g or expanding the spring) by means of bevel wheels R cross'shaft R, and hand wheel R.

For the purpose of pressing goods with thick lists, the concaves D and G as shown .in Fig. 3 I preferably makeadjustable, and

to slide outat the right side of the machine by means of hand wheel S and screw S, workin g withinla nut S attached to the sliding box. plate T. Lugs S cast on the box plate and The operation of this folding; mechanism is illustrated in dotted lines Fig.

each fittedwith screw T and hand wheel T allow of further adjustment of the concaves. Also at the center of the box plate T is a hole tapped for an adjusting hand screw II which bears against the bottom of the concave, so regulating any spring which may take place between the cylinder and the concaves. The bottom half of the refrigerator covering frameII as seen in Figs. 2 and 4 has at each end a rack U, actuated by a cross shaft U and pinion wheel U", the cross shaft U having a hand'wheel U at one end, with ratchet wheel V and catch V ,whereby it may be lowered easily with balance weights V The ratchet wheel or catch is to keep the cover or framell from rising when in its depressed position. Bearing upon the cloth as it passes over the lap or drawing roller is a press roller WV actuated by a cross shaftW bevel wheels W and screws W in engagement with the bearings W thereof,to raise and lower the same in and out of contact. The cylinders, refrigerator, and lap-roller, all of which must be driven at auniform surface speed, are driven by worm-wheels Z engaged by worms Z upon a horizontal shaft Z on which shaft is an elongated cone Y which is driven by means of a belt passing over the same and over a second cone Y immediately below, to allow of varying speeds to suit different fabrics, the latter receiving its motion from the main or other driving shaft X, through the medium of belt 87 and pulley 88 on shaft 89. 'Thebrushes-Mand N aredriven by straps N, N, from the main shaft X.

If desired I may dispense with therefrigerator II for some classes of fabrics, and-use the second cylinderG as a cooling means, in which case the refrigeration is carried. on by the evaporation of liquid anhydrous ammonia, in the same manner as the refrigeration is produced in the refrigerator 9H, and the cloth passes from the refrigerator G, over-suitable guide pulleys G on tothe lap rollerasbefore described, or when aseparate machine is-made without refrigerator H, thecloth'passesdirect from the cylinder G to the lap roller.

By the above arrangement a more solidyet kind and pliable handle is obtained, with a more smooth surface, the fabric being thus given a fixed, permanent, and uniform luster or finish throughout the length of the piece, and without cuttle or rigg marks, so objectionable with hydraulicpressed goods.

lVhat I do claim as the invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of the reversible expander O, brushes M and N corrugated breadthening rollers 0, cylinder D,meansfo r heating the same, concave D, means for adj usting the same with relation to the cylinder D, steamer E, second reversible expander 0 second cylinder G, ooncaveG, means for'adj usting the same with relation to the cylinder G, refrigerator H, and drawing roller K, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the reversible ex- In testimony whereoflaffix my signature in to pander C, brushes M and N breadthening the presence of two witnesses. rollers C, heated cylinder D, concave D,

means for adjusting the same with relation JOHN MILLER to the cylinder D, steamer E, second reversi- Witnesses:

ble expander 0 a cooling device, substan- JOHN E. WALSH,

tially as described, and drawing roller K all Patent Agent, Halifax. arranged and operating in the manner set ABM. REED,

forth. Halifax. 

